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LET’S NOT PLAY OLD MOTHER HUBBARD NOW Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor doggie a bone; But when she got there The cupboard was bare |And so the poor doggie got none. --Nursery Rhyme. Tradition doesn't give any sat isfactory reason why Mother Hub bard found her cupboard depleted. And her pictures portray her as a good (eeder, one whose larder un der normal conditions must have been kept well stocked. In which Mother Hubbard and America are strangely similar. But God keep back the day when America will find nothing ’in her cupboard! America's larder has always I been full. Seldom has the Amer -1 ican household, even the dog. gone ! hungry long. The country has been royally favored as to food stuffs. It has beeit prosperous, and progressive, busy and grow -1 jng, rich and a trifle reckless, en thusiastic and extravagant. And one grand old place in which to live and have our being. Most folks generally escape posi tive want. Maybe in Mother Hubbard's case the rats got in. Just as the rats are seeking to ' run over America today. The ! same brand of rat 3 that devastat- I ed Belgium, northern France, Po land, Rumania, Serbia and Monte negro. The rats that trim their mustaches kaiser-like and make up his mailed fist and his shining sword. The rats whose very pres ence spell ruin. Short work they'd make of the American larder and the Ameri 'can treasury. Short shift they'd give the defenders thereof. Uncle Sam has gone into the rat-catching business. He has seen the danger early, but he’s needing apparatus. It's up to us extermination, help in this extermination. Let’s never play the part of • Mother Hubbard. ; Let's help Uncle Sam clean out rats. Let’s buy Liberty bonds. tODAY’S WAR REVIEW (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.. Indications that the German drive in the Armentieres region is losing some of its force are con tained in today’s official news from the battle lines. Simultane ously American help is counting strongly in the holding of the Franco-Belgian front at other points, notably in the region east of St. Mihiel, where American troops have again given a splen did account of themselves in hard fighting in Apremont forest. The Germans last night return ed to the attack on the French positions in Brule wood, in the Apremont region, where French and American troops yesterday re pulsed a German thrust. The Americans once more displayed a vigorous resistance and in con junction with the French beat off the Germans, throwing them out by a counter-attack from the one point where an enemy footing was obtained. In Flanders fighting the Germans apparently are mak ing their strongest effort in their drive for Balleul, the important railway point northwest of Ar mentieres feeding the Messines ridge section. The heaviest fight ing last night in this region seems to have been in the Neuve Eglise- Wulverghem sector, between Bail leul and Messines, the GeYmans di recting their thrust here instead of directly below Bailleul and southwest of it, as was indicated yesterday. This engagement was still in progress at a late hour last night. Elsewhere the British successes were of a positive nature. They stopped the attempt of the Ger mans to advance west of Merville, where the railway base of Haze brouck is the objective, repulsing an enemy for Bethune, checking him at Lacon, three miles north of Bethune, jtvhere two heavy at tacks were beaten off. Meanwhile the southerly an chorage of the British line was be ing strongly held just to the north of Givenchy, where the Brit ish not only maintained them selves, but advanced their line slightly near Festubert, charging an important enemy post. Allied successes were also scor ed on the Somme battle front, the French and British in an united attack near the river Lure, south east of Amiens where their lines join driving the Germans com pletely out of the village of Han gard, which had been penetrated in a German attack during the day. Pafct of the city of Rheims, close to the battle line, which has been under a German "reprisal” bom bardment, is in flames, the Paris war office announces today. The French are working under heavy shell fire to limit the burdening area. «BY TflE UNITED PRESS.) The west front, from the Ypres- Comines canal, southward to the Oise, has now practically been welded into one continuous battle line. This is 75 miles in an air line but along the ramifications of the German advance It probably measures twice that dis tance. The hardest fighting still continues on the new front in Flanders, where the enemy is trying to reach Bailleul and Bethune. In Picardy, however, the Germans are again driving against Amiens and the French ad mitted the enemy progress there in yesterday’s fighting. Only 16 miles—from the Labassee canal to the Searpe river—separate the southern hinge of the British re tirement In the north and the north ern hinge of their retirement in the south. Along this qarrow strip there is continuous artillery fighting and oc casional enemy raids. There is every reason to believe that Hindenburg will strive to straighten out his line here shortly by striking westward from Lens against its center. t A penetration at this point would permit a flank attack on Vimy Ridge and later Arras, by the enemy's left wing and against Loos and Bethune by their right wing. Vimy Ridge is recognized as the key to the Important positions on this 16-mile front. It protects Arras, the possession of which by the British is regarded ms one of the chief factors In retarding Hindenburg's advance in Picardy. The Germans are becoming more active In Lorraine, an extensive raid against Allied positions in Apremont Forest, four miles east of St. Mihiel, (Continued on Page Two.) THRILLS! In Lieutenant Pollock’s Stories of Fighting in the Air. THRILLS! Starting Monday, April 15, in The Augusta Herald. THRILLS! THE AUGUSTA HERALD $?.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY. VOLUME XXIII, No. 103. (UNITED PRESS) British Increase Resistance, Rheims Afire by Hun Shells, Amiens Cathedral is Struck COMMONS 1 AN UPOOAII ON IRISH DRAFTING CLAUSE Proposal By Nationalists to Reject Conscription From Manpower Bill, Rejected By 172 Majority. Strong Alterca tion in Closing Debate. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.' London, April 13. —A proposal by Irish nationalists to omit the conscription of Ireland clause from the man-power bill was rejected by a majority of 172 in the house of commons last night. The total vote shows that a large section of the house abstained from voting. The debate in the house yesterday and last night was remarkable for the speech of former Premier Asquith, who while strongly objecting to the conscription of Ireland, frankly declined to take tAe re sponsibility at the moment the nation is facing a grave military crisis of pushing that opposition 4*o the extent of forcing a change in the government. Henry 10. Duke, chief secretary for Ireland, at tempted to conciliate the Irish members] The effort led to a strong altercation with the nationalists at the close of the debate. . The government spokesman in the house, Andrew Bonar Law, in a brieL speech winding up the discussion con tended that the government had a moral right in what they were doing and would be craven not to do it. Couldn’t Tell America. “We could not tell America she had the right to conscript Irishmen in the United States while we had not the same right at home,” he said. “We intend at the earliest moment to introduce a bill which we hope will give home rule or rather local goernment to Ireland." This statement brought a fresh uproar and laughter from the Irish members. Mr. Bonar Law went on: “We shall try to carry it through sim ultaneously with preparations for carry ing out the manpower bill, that is all I can say.” His speech was interrupted constantly by ironical remarks from the Irish benches. The Irish members at the conclusion challenged the government to a further division on the conscription clause. It was carried by the govern ment this time by 281 to 115, a majority of 165. Another Uproar. Another uproar arose when Herbert L. Samuel, former postmaster general de (Continued on page two. 4 NON AIOCOIFT OVER ENGEAND London, April 13.—Two men, two women, and one child were killed, and fifteen persons were injured in last night’s air raid on , England, Lord French, commander of the home de fense announced today. An American soldier died of shock during last night's air raid on an Eng lish coast town. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) London, April 13.—1 n last night's air raid on England one Gerfhan airship reached the midlands and another pen etrated almost to the northwest coast, it was officially announced today. Little Damage. (BY THE UNITED PRESS.) London, April 13. —Four airships participated in last night’s enemy air raid. Lord French, commander of the home forces, announced today. Two craft penetrated inland a few miles, another reached the Midland counties, while the other flew over the northwest coast. Bombs were drop ped in the open country, inflicting in considerable damage. AMERICAN FRONT By The Associated Press. Pari*, April 13. —The Germans last night renewed their attacks upon the French positions in Brule wood in the forest of Apremont. American troops in this sector in con junction with the French, says today’s official statement, have combatted with vigor and broken the majority of the enemy attacks. At one point where the enemy obtained a footing he was thrown out by a counter attack. ' By The United Press. Paris, April 13. —“ The Germans have renewed their at tacks in the Apremont Forest, (on the American Toul sector) the French war office announced today. “Americans co-operating with French, fought viciously, breaking down most of the enemy’s attempts. Forty enemy pr:- : ” have been taken in this region since yesterday.” ms has been bombarded and partly set afire. # ______________ • By The United Perss. PRESSURE ON BAILLEUL. With the British Armies in France, April 13. Massed German divisions are exerting great pressure toward Bail leul to the south, determinedly attempting to make a wide breach in the British front, in order to imperil the troops holding the Passchendaele sector (in which Ypres is locat ed) and Messines Ridge. :THE ONE PAPER in MOST HOMES-THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES. HE IS PROMOTED TO THE THIRD UNDER PERSHING niYflOltr ■wiifHT' M I—— ’ diyvl. (3E.0 ■E..DVJNCAH. Major General Duncan, native of Cov ington, K>\, has recently been elevated to third in command under General Persh ing in France. He was decorated last year for bravery under f.'re; is a West Pointer; in the army 30 years; saw serv ice in Philippines and on Mexican border. GENERAL HAIG’S ORDER OF THE DAY O- i o The enemy objects are to sep arate us from tli-' French and de stroy the British army- In spite of this, throwing in already 106 | | divisions, he has n.ade little prog- j .ress toward his goal. The French are now moving i rapidly and in great force to our assistance. There is no other course but to fight it -out. Every position must he held 'to the last man v/ith no retirement. With our backs to the wall, be-| | lieving in the justice of our cause, we must fight to the end for the | safety of our homes and the free dom of mankind.| I depenfi upon the courage of <.aeh man at this critical moment. The Report of General Foch to General Joffre at the Marne. “My right has been rolled up; my left has been driven back; | my center has been smashed I I have ordered an advance from all ! directions.” General Joffre’s Message to the ! French Generals on the Eve of the | "Battle of the Marne. “The hour has come to advance at all costs; and to (lfe where you | | stand rather than give way.” ° • O FIRST AIRMEN OF U. S/TOWIN IT Paris, April 13.—James Norman Hall of Colfax, lowa, captain of an aviation section, and Lieut. Paul Frank Baer, of Mobile, Ala., are the first American aviators to win the Distinguished Ser vice Cross of the American army. Captain Hall leading a patrol, at tacked a grAup of five German ma chines, destroyed one and forced do#n two others. Lieut. Baer attacked single-handed a group of seven planes and destroyed one near Rheims. On another occa sion he attacked two tow-seaters, one of which fell in flames. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13. 1918. MOST TRYING DAYS OP THE WAR ARE HERE FOR ALLIES New Crisis Reached in Battle in France With the Germans Hurling Their Lines For Calais. Possible Great Sea Action Ahead of Ally Offen sive. (BY THE UNITED PRESS ) Washington.—The most trying days of the war are just here. Army men agreed today that this is the frank situation of the western bat tle now, in light of General Haig’s and General Maurice’s statements thta a new crisis has been reached. And it grows increasingly possible that Germany will throw the rest of her eggs into one basket —namely, to gamble with her fleet ahead of any al lied sea offensive. Americans Included. America will have in the struggle which Haig now characteriE.es as rag ing ‘ with our backs to the wall.” The bright rays in the Haig statement, ns seen here, was that "the French army is moving rapidly and in great force to our support.” in this reserve aid. Americans quite likely are included. If they are not now it is certain they will be on the line soon and in force. Army men took pride in the fact that Americans fighting with the French had aided to the southward, as re vealed by the French official state ment. That Bailleu! may have to bo yield ed was the thought here from General Maurice's statement But,, it was clear to military men that the British resistance has hardened and that wjth reserves coming up, yielding of fur ther ground will be only after the most resperate resistance. Germans Swing West. The situation yestrday morning ap peared a trifle better than it had for several days. But the late afternoon and evening brought news that the Germans had swung on westward, and that now the Britisli position was again critical. Prevoiusly, as shown by Lloyd George, they had been close to disaster in the Amiens drive. Now with the Boclte hurling his line at Calais, the menace apparently is no less great than prevoiusly but on this occasion it is deemed wiser to be more frank with the nations involved. The prodigality of the German effort is evidenced by Haig's statement that 106 divisions have been used by the Hermans. 14 KILLED. MRT MM 01 Paris, April 13.— Twenty-four per sons were killed and 62 wounded as the result of the German air raid hint night on Paris, it was officially announced today. In One Spot. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.) Paris, April 13.—Most of the bombs dropped during last night’s air raid fell in one spot, striking a house. It was evident the raiders found their work much more difficult under the new system of aerial defenses, and dropped their bombs hastily. _ , It was a still, dark night of the sort most favorable for an aerial attack and a raid was generally expected. The thea tres were in the midst of their perform ances when the sounding of sirens and the noise of anti-aircraft guns gave warning that the raiders were approach ing The crowds In the theatres made their wav to the cellars or to other shel ters nearby, arrangements for which had been made in advance. i As on the occasion of previous raids ambulances of the American Red Crons were first on the scene. Long Range Gun. Paria, April 13.—Two persons were killed and 12 wounded by the long range bombardment of Paris yesterday, it was announced today. 780 RESCUED AS LINER IS SUNK San Francisco.—Word of the sink ing in the Indian Ocean of a French liner and the rescue of 780 persons from the vessel by a steamer whose home port Is Ran Francisco, was con veyed today in a dispatch from Sing apore, according to a local newspaper. The name of the French liner was not mentioned, nor was the manner in which she was sunk given. NEXT WEEK’S WEATHER Washington.—South Atlantic and East Gulf Ktates: Showers first of week with normal temperature, warmer Ky middle of week, a second period ot rain probably at the end of week. / SENATE ADJOURNED Washington.—Out of respect to the memory of Senator Hebert F. Brous sard, veteran Ixiulslana legislator, who died last night, the senate today ud journed until Monday British Slowly Falling Back As Germans Advancing Towards New Objectives Bailleul and Bethune WHAT THE KAISER TELEGRAPHS KARL O : O Amsterdam, April 13. Kaiser ( Wilhelm has telegraphed Emperor ! Karl, the following, according to J a dispatch from Vienna: "Accept my heartiest thanks fur | your telegram repudiating the 1 French premier's assertion. I hus | ten to assure you that not for a j moment have 1 doubted that you I have made our cause yours.” THIRTY BOYS ARE BURNED TO DERTU » Norman, Okla.—Botv een thirty and thirty-seven hoys uged 10 to 15 years, all patients at the State Hospital here, were burned to death in a. fire of unknown origin that completely de stroyed three wards and the dining room of the institution. The blaze started at 3 o’clock this morning. The greatest number of deaths oc curred in Ward L r >, where the children had little chance to escape because of the rapidity of the flames and subse quent panic. Workers at the institution were forced iiterully to beat and drag the inmates from the flames. Darkness and clouds of smoke impeded rescue work while some of the unfortunate imbeciles could not realize their dan ger. $600,000,000 IT FIRST WEEK'S ENO Washington.—Subscriptions to the third liberty loan reported to Federal reserve banks today as the first quar ter of the drive was passed totalled $530,426,100, or slightly more than one sixth of the minimum amount sought, by Secretary McAdoo. On the official reports today was based an estimate that subscriptions up to tonight will be more than $600,- 000,000. Reports of communities which have exceeded their quotas and won the honor flag reached Federal reserve hanks and the treasury today faster than they could be counted. Detroit was the largest city to claim this and a contest has developed between Port - land, Ore., and Toledo, Ohio, over the question of which reached its goal first. BRITISH CASUALTY LIST IS MOUNTING London. —British casualties reported in the course of the week ending today to talled B,l officers and men, divided sift follows: Killed or died of wounds, offi cers 372, men 1101 wounded or missing, officers 1888, men 4768. The British oaMjaltlos reported In the last week are more than twire the num ber reported In the preceding week. For several weeks the total British casualties have been running between 3,000 arid 4,000, the killed, wounded arid missing In the great battles that have been going on in France not yet having been tabu lated. ON DRAFT QUOTA, NOT POPULATION Washington, D. C. —The enate resolu tion embodying the war department plan to put draft, quota basis on the number of men in Oas* 1 instead of on state I>opulatiori was adopted by the house to day by a vote of 325 to ,{. Representa tives Gordon, Ohio, Huddleston and Bur nett, Alabama, voted against it. Eliminated in Conference, Washington, D. C. —Provisions In the sabotage bill for penalizing acts obstruct. Ing production of war materials were eliminated from the, measure today by senate and house conferees. The conferees also struck r/ut the clause permitting labor to strike for higher wages, which the seriale had rejected. By The United Press. LONDON, April 13.—German gun fire has scored a direct hit on the Amiens cathedral. By The Associated Press. With the British Army in France, April 13. Further attacks on tijc British right wing between Givenchy and Robecq, on La Bassee canal, yesterday wholly failed. Two attempts made late in the afternoon to capture l,ocon were repulsed. The British also counter attacked around Giv enchy and took an important German post. Bv The United Press. HOLDING FLANDERS POINTS. London, April 13. —The British are holding at all points op the Flanders fighting front and in one place advanced slightly. Field Marshal Haig reported today. “East of Locon the enemy in a strong attack succeeded in entering the line at certain points but was driven out and a second attack was beaten off.” WEST OF MERVILLE. With the British Armies in France, April 13. The British front, after continuous. fighting all day yesterday between Labassee and Messines Ridge (a 15 mile front) was withdrawn west of Merville early this morning, and rested along the eastern edge of Nieppe Forest. HOLDING BAILLEUL. By The United Press. London, April 13. —The British continue to hold Bail leul, it was learned here today. Reinforcements are stregnth ening their lines, but the situation is still critical. GERMANS REPULSED. By The Associated Press. London, April 13. —The Germans made an attack last night west of Merville on the northern battle front and were repulsed, the war office announces. _ . The British advanced their line slightly in the neigh borhood of Festubert. There was heavy fighting last evening near Neuve Eglise and Wulverghem and the battle here was still in progress at a late hour last night. REGAINED BY FRANCO-BRITISH. London, April 13. —South of the Somme, in the neigh borhood of Ilangard-en-Santerre, positions into which the enemy had forced its way, were regained by Franco-British counter attack. North of the Somme, enemy artillery was active. By The United Press. PRESSING BACK BRITISH. London, April 13.— Field Marshal Haig in his night re port, admitted the British were being pressed back slowly in continuous fighting to the neighborhood of the Bailleul rail way. The enemy also “progressed slightly” between the Lawe and the Clarence rivers. The British positions were maintained another points, he said. The German war office announced progress on the Lys Plain, between Armentieres and Merville. It was also claimed that 50 officers and 3 000 men captured at Armentieres brought the total pris oners in the Flanders battle to 20,000, including a British and a Portuguese general besides 200 guns. • Haig also reported that Ostend and Zeebrugge were bombed by British airmen Thursday night and that bombs were dropped on Metz and the Sablon railway station Fn day ' IN TOUL SECTOR. The French war office described a German raid in the Apremont forest (four miles east of St. Mihiel in the Toul sector) in which the enemy gained a temporary footing in an advanced position. French and American troops ejected them immediately in a counter attack, the Americans land ing 22 prisoners. , . , . The Germans resumed their drive for Amiens yester day morning with an attack on Hangard-en-Santerre. The enemy penetrated the city and still held a portion of it when the communique was issued last night, despite counter attacks. 75 DIVISIONS WITHDRAW. With the French Armies in the Field, April 12. Of a total of 200 German divisions (2,400,000 men) on the west front, 115 have already been engaged. Of these 75 have been withdrawn on account of losses which, according to Prussian methods, average about 25000 to the division. Ad ding the estimated losses of divisions still engaged makes the total minimum of enemy losses 300,000. (BY THE UNITED PHtM.) More German Troop*. With the British Armia* in France, April 12.—From l.aijii.we to Hollebeke near Yprett, General von (Juatit'w army with the most TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST. Georgia: Fair and slightly warmer to nighta; .Sunday partly cloudy. South Carolina: Fair, continued cool tonight; Sunday partly cloudy. (ASSOCIATED PRESS.) deaperate determination, did not reuse lt« pressure for a hliiklc mo ment today. Field Marshal Hln denbunr has Riven von Quast abundant reinforcements, more (Continued on pane taro 1 )
